Abstract Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and the Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan is a rare, persistent emitter. There are uncertainties regarding its formation date (either 1963 or 1971), fire ignition, and the fire’s influence on methane release. Using historical Landsat imagery, we reconstruct the fire history, identifying that combustion began between late 1987 and early 1988. We quantified methane emissions using hyperspectral satellites (EnMAP, PRISMA, EMIT, GF‐5A, and ZY‐1E), detecting 44 plumes between 2020 and 2025, with 1–3 t/h rates. This indicates annual methane emissions of several thousand tonnes, totaling 71 ± 21 kt over 5 years. Extrapolation suggests cumulative emissions exceed 900 ± 300 kt since formation. Additionally, temporal analysis reveals a gradual decline in flaring intensity, although no apparent correlation with methane was identified. This integrated analysis reduces key uncertainties about the crater’s origin and contributes to understanding the long‐term natural‐anthropogenic methane emissions and their environmental implications.